A00

Valencia Opening

1 named line in this family, ECO A00. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.

Main lineA00

1. d3 e5 2. Nd2

In the centre, Black holds e5.

1. d3 Supports the centre, adding control of e4. Theory calls this the Mieses Opening.
1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen. Theory calls this the Reversed Rat.
2. Nd2 Develops the knight to d2, eyeing e4. Theory calls this the Valencia Opening.

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